Meza River

Past Producer in Burma with commodities Gold, Platinum, PGE
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098421
MRDS ID M046852
Record type Site
Current site name Meza River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 96.06658, 24.13259 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR KATHA ON THE IRRAWADDY RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burma(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Burma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iridosmine Ore

Analytical data

Result AU SAMPLE WITH 2.35 % PT AND 7.05 % IRIDOSMINE

Nearby scientific data

(1) 96.06658, 24.13259

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: NORTHEAST BURMA METALLOGENIC PROVINCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Irrawaddy River Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS AND MYINT, 1977 , METALLOGENIC MAP OF BURMA: RANGOON ARTS AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

  • Deposit

    CHHIBBER, 1934 (B), MINERAL RESOURCES OF BURMA: MAC MILLAN CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.